SPAN304 Advanced Reading and Composition
Sílabo
MWF 11:30-12:20
CLK 320
Primavera 2012
Profesor: Pablo García Loaeza
Correo Electrónico: [email protected] (exclusivamente)
Extensión telefónica: 304-293-8323 (sólo en horas de oficina)
Horas de Oficina: MTW 9-11 o con cita
Oficina: Chitwood Hall 110
Materiales obligatorios:
- Intrigas, Advanced Spanish through Literature and Film (with Supersite Code).
Vista Higher Learning, 2012.
- Online workbook. All homework will be done using the Intrigas website (see
instructions on eCampus for signing up using the code included with your new
book or bought separately in the case of used books).
- Movies. A few of the assigned movies can be accessed on the Intrigas website. All the feature films have been placed in
reserve at the Library; most of them can also be found through Netflix or Amazon.
- Otros materiales útiles: a Spanish-English dictionary, Spanish Grammar Laminate Reference Chart.
Descripción: This is an advanced-level course intended to introduce you to the major genres of literature in Spanish through
text and film. At the same time, you will continue to develop and strengthen your Spanish listening, speaking, reading, and
writing skills in particular.
Objetivos: In this course, students will…
- improve their reading skills in Spanish by reading, interpreting, and analyzing authentic texts;
- improve their listening skills in Spanish by watching, interpreting, and analyzing films;
- improve their communication skills (oral and written) by engaging in conversation and presenting information;
- learn about key literary and film genres;
- learn how to analyze literary texts and films;
- become familiar with several authors and film directors from Spain and Latin America;
- understand the relationship between literature, cinema, and culture;
- make comparisons between different Hispanic cultures and their own;
- reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines (literature and culture) through the use of Spanish;
- demonstrate reading, writing and critical thinking skills at the intermediate-advanced Spanish level.
Requisitos y evaluación: Asistencia, preparación y participación activa (10%), tareas (20%), presentación (15%),
Composiciones (20%), 3 pruebas (15%) y examen final (20%).
- All presented/submitted work must be in Spanish; grammar, vocabulary, accuracy and fluency will be taken into account in
any and all grade calculations.
- Students are required to regularly check their WVU MIX e-mail for course information and updates.
- All students are expected to abide by WVU’s rigorous standards of social justice and academic integrity in all aspects and
assignments of this course. (http://studentlife.wvu.edu/office_of_student_conduct/student_conduct_code)
A = excellent (superior ability and attainment)
B = good (well above average, but not in the top tier)
C = fair (average for undergraduate students)
97 – 100% A+
94 – 96% A
90 – 93% A-
87 – 89%
84 – 86%
80 – 83%
B+
B
B-
D = poor but passing (not admitted for graduate credit)
F = failure
77 – 79%
74 – 76%
70 – 73%
C+
C
C-
67 – 69%
64 – 66%
60 – 63%
D+
D
D-
0 – 59%
F
- Asistencia: Attendance to every session is required. There will no excused absences. Missing more than four (4)
sessions will have an increasingly negative impact (-2%) on your final grade. If for any reason you expect to miss five or more
sessions, you should seriously consider dropping the course. Six or more absences automatically result in an F grade, no
exceptions. Please be on time. Repeated tardiness will amount to one or more absences.
- Participación: Coming to class is not the same as participating in class. Participating means being attentive, asking
questions, and sharing your opinions with your classmates. It also means preparing the material for each class ahead of time
(reading assigned texts, looking for unknown words in the dictionary, preparing questions to ask in class, etc.). The following
criteria will be used to evaluate class participation:
Excellent (A range): Very dynamic engagement in all class activities: Student is consistently prepared for class sessions, very
often begins interaction, participates actively and promotes participation in partnered and group activities, collaborates keenly in
the creation of the learning environment.
Good (B range): Active engagement in all class activities: Student is generally prepared for class sessions, often begins
interaction, participates actively in partnered and group activities, collaborates in the creation of the learning environment.
Acceptable (C range): Moderate engagement in class activities: Student is irregularly prepared for class sessions, seldom
begins interaction, participates moderately in partnered and group activities.
Poor (D range): Very little engagement in class activities: Student is seldom prepared for class sessions, never begins
interaction, participates little in partnered and group activities.
F No visible engagement in class activities: Student is systematically unprepared for class sessions, doesn’t participate in
partnered and group activities, undermines the learning environment.
- Tareas: All due-dates are marked on the Intrigas website. You can complete your homework at any time before the
due-date. If you complete it late, you will lose 10% of the grade per day you are late; some assignments require watching a
movie, so plan in advance.
- Presentación: Groups of two will present on an assigned topic. Power Point presentations should be well researched
and illustrated. Presentations will be graded according to the rubric provided below.
- Composiciones (4): Paper topics will be announced in class and posted on eCampus. The papers should be
thoughtfully written in correct Spanish. Late work will not be accepted. Please print double-sided pages whenever possible.
Written work will be graded according to the rubric provided below.
- Pruebas (3): In order to assess your achievement in class, material covered in assigned readings, homework, and class
discussions will be subject to regular exams, which may include multiple choice, definitions, and/or paragraph-length answer
items. Make-up exams will only be given due to the most exceptional circumstances.
- Trabajo final: Students will write a final essay (2-3 pp.) on a topic related to a text TBA. Further instructions will be
provided in class.
PROGRAMA DEL CURSO
(This program may be modified according to course needs)
FECHA
9 de enero
11 de enero
13 de enero
PREPARACIÓN
16 de enero
18 de enero
20 de enero
NO HAY CLASE
Intrigas pp. 10-17
NO HAY CLASE
“Cine y malabarismo”
“Cine y malabarismo”
23 de enero
25 de enero
27 de enero
Intrigas pp. 54-62
Intrigas pp. 126-36
“Los censores”
“Los censores”
“El hijo”
Intrigas pp. 148-159
“El hijo”
PRUEBA 1
“La prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar”
30 de enero
1 de febrero
3 de febrero
EN CLASE
Introducción al curso
El texto literario: teoría y técnica
La narrativa: teoría y técnica
PRUEBAS Y ENTREGAS
NO HAY CLASE
Tarea 1
Tarea 2 / Presentación: Guerra sucia
Tarea 3
Tarea 4 / Presentación: Boom
FECHA
6 de febrero
8 de febrero
PREPARACIÓN
Intrigas pp. 160-67
EN CLASE
“La prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar”
“No oyes ladrar los perros”
PRUEBAS Y ENTREGAS
COMPOSICIÓN 1
Tarea 5 / Presentación: Revolución
mexicana
“No oyes ladrar los perros”
10 de febrero
13 de febrero
15 de febrero
17 de febrero
Intrigas pp. 114-125
“La noche boca arriba”
“La noche boca arriba”
Introducción al cine
Tarea 6
20 de febrero
22 de febrero
24 de febrero
Tercero B (streaming)
Tercero B
Tercero B
PRUEBA 2
Tarea 7
27 de febrero
El hijo de la novia
El hijo de la novia
29 de febrero
2 de marzo
5 de marzo
7 de marzo
9 de marzo
El laberinto del fauno
12 de marzo
El crimen del padre Amaro
14 de marzo
16 de marzo
19 de marzo
21 de marzo
23 de marzo
26 de marzo
28 de marzo
30 de marzo
2 de abril
4 de abril
6 de abril
9 de abril
11 de abril
13 de abril
16 de abril
18 de abril
20 de abril
23 de abril
25 de abril
27 de abril
Tarea 8 / Presentación: Familia
Hispana
Tarea 9 / Presentación: Franquismo
El laberinto del fauno
COMPOSICIÓN 2
El crimen del padre Amaro
Tarea 10 / Presentación: Catolicismo
en América
Last drop date
Intrigas pp. 62-69
NO HAY CLASE
Intrigas pp. 168-75
PRUEBA 3
la poesía: teoría y técnica
Pablo Neruda
Tarea 11/ Presentación: Vanguardias
NO HAY CLASE
Métrica
Rubén Darío
Rubén Darío
NO HAY CLASE
COMPOSICIÓN 3
Tarea 12 / Presentación: Modernismo
Intrigas pp. 274-287
Taller de escritura: poesía
el drama: teoría y técnica
El delantal blanco
Tarea 13/ Presentación: Pinochet
Intrigas pp. 70-87
El delantal blanco
El delantal blanco
La casa de Bernarda Alba
Tarea 14 / Presentación: Pre-guerra
La casa de Bernarda Alba
La casa de Bernarda Alba
Taller de escritura: teatro
COMPOSICIÓN 4
Entrega del trabajo final: Thursday, May 3 by 10:00 AM.
Aspect
1. In general
2. Preparation
3. Content
4. Organization
5. Speech
6. Questions/
Issues
7. Audience
engagement
8. Audience
feedback
Aspect
1. In general
2. Topic
3. Content
4. Organization
5. Grammar
6. Vocabulary
7. Conventions
PRESENTATION GRADING CRITERIA
Good
Acceptable
(B range)
(C range)
Somewhat thorough and
Very thorough and engaging. Thorough and engaging.
engaging.
Presenter is evidently very
Presenter is evidently well
Presenter is reasonably
well prepared.
prepared.
prepared.
Content shows a full
Content shows a good
Content shows an acceptable
investigation of the topic.
investigation of the topic.
investigation of the topic.
Presentation is logically
Presentation is logically
Presentation is fairly well
organized.
organized.
organized.
Speech is clear and distinct
Speech is clear and distinct
Speech is clear and distinct
90% of the time.
80% of the time.
70% of the time.
Discussion questions/issues
Discussion questions/issues
Discussion questions/issues
addressed are pertinent and
addressed are pertinent and
addressed are pertinent and
very interesting.
interesting.
somewhat interesting.
Presenter consistently
Presenter often engages the
Presenter attempts to engage
engages the audience as a
audience as a whole and
the audience as a whole and
whole and encourages
encourages participation and
to encourage participation
participation and discussion.
discussion.
and discussion.
Verbal and non-verbal
Verbal and non-verbal
Verbal and non-verbal
feedback from the audience
feedback from the audience
feedback from the audience
demonstrates a high degree
demonstrates interest and
demonstrates some interest
of interest and engagement.
engagement.
and engagement.
Excellent
(A range)
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT GRADING CRITERIA
Excellent
Very Good
Average
(A range)
(B range)
(C range)
A pleasure to read
Interesting to read
Readable
Well-thought-out and
Topic may not be fully
Topic is explored only
carefully developed topic
explored; some ideas may be superficially; many
with effective supporting
inadequately supported or
unsupported or irrelevant
detail
irrelevant
ideas
Main ideas stand out; most
Clear thesis; reader questions
reader questions were
Few reader needs were
were fully anticipated in
anticipated in selecting
anticipated in selecting
selecting information; very
information; interesting
information
interesting ideas
ideas in places
Ideas frequently confused
Sequencing of ideas
and/or disconnected, with
sometimes choppy or
fluid and logical idea flow;
logical breakdowns apparent;
disconnected; reader may
balanced and well paced
reader frequently has
sometimes have difficulty
difficulty “getting the point”
following flow of ideas
of message as communicated
Adequate range of structures, Limited range of structures
but little variety; tends to
with control of grammar
Wide range of structures
overuse simple
uncertain; errors frequent,
with few or no significant
constructions; both
especially when more
errors
significant and minor errors
complex constructions
present, but meaning seldom
attempted; meaning often
obscured
confused or obscured
Language choices sometimes
Language choices
Language choices usually
inappropriate for topic,
appropriate for topic,
appropriate for topic,
purpose and reader;
purpose and reader; excellent purpose and reader;
vocabulary very limited,
use of idioms and precise,
vocabulary accurate but may
with overuse of imprecise or
colorful vocabulary
be somewhat limited
vague terms
English interference evident,
Little or no evidence of
some errors or interference
particularly with respect to
English interference; very
from English may be present
idioms; meaning often
few or no faults with respect
but meaning rarely obscured;
confused or obscured;
to spelling, accentuation or
occasional faults in spelling,
frequent errors in spelling,
punctuation
accentuation or punctuation.
accentuation or punctuation
Poor
(D range)
Partial and uninteresting.
Presenter is evidently not
well prepared.
Content shows a minimal
investigation of the topic.
Presentation is poorly
organized.
Speech is clear and distinct
less than 70% of the time.
Discussion questions/issues
addressed are not very
pertinent or interesting.
Presenter barely attempts to
engage the audience as a
whole and to encourage
participation and discussion.
Verbal and non-verbal
feedback from the audience
demonstrates little interest
and engagement.
Poor
(D range)
Challenging
Most ideas are superficial
and/or irrelevant
Shows no awareness of
reader needs
Logical organization absent
Frequent and persistent
errors of basic grammar and
sentence construction;
meaning blocked as text
dominated by errors
Language choices often
inappropriate for topic,
purpose and reader; range of
vocabulary extremely limited
English interference
frequent; persistent errors in
spelling, accentuation and
punctuation